PV market demand plunged rapidly as expected as it entered in the third quarter, driving significant price decline across the PV supply chain. Prices of solar cells and wafer have reached new low for consecutive weeks. Consequently, ...
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HP's revenues are continuing to fall, with its third-quarter results showing a decline of eight per cent to $27.2bn - as expected by analysts' (well managed) consensus estimates. All sectors registered falling revenues compared to the ...
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US-based polysilicon maker MEMC has reported first-quarter 2013 financial results with net sales of US$443.6 million, down 26% on quarter and 15% on year. The firm reported first-quarter gross margin of 11.2%, lower than 18% in the fourth ...
Intel, the world's largest chip manufacturer, has not adjusted its sales forecasts for 2013, despite a drop in first quarter revenue and a slump in PC sales. Revenue for Q1 2013 was $12.6bn (£8.2bn), down from $12.9bn (£8.4bn) ...
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Total worldwide semiconductor revenue fell 2.6 per cent to $299.9bn in 2012, according to figures released today by analyst group Gartner. Intel remained the runaway market leader for the 21st year in a row with revenues of $49.09bn, but ...
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Global solar installations will rise this year in a continuing pattern of solid growth, but the industry will nonetheless suffer a decline in overall revenue due to lower volume growth and decreasing system prices, according to IHS. Solar ...
Global installations of photovoltaic (PV) systems are set to rise again this year, but the industry will suffer a decline in overall revenues because of a slowing growth rate and decreasing system prices. That’s the latest ...
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy plans to increase its total number of MOCVD equipment in Taiwan and China mainland to 104 by the end of the first quarter in 2013 due to an optimistic outlook about market demand. Demand in the LED backlight ...
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Avaya has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO), coinciding with its latest results showing falling revenues. The communications firm announced this week it had hired Dave Vellequette from JDS Uniphase as the new CFO, but failed ...
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LED maker Unity Opto reported November consolidated revenues of NT$736 million (US$25 million), down 10% on month. Meanwhile, Lextar reported November revenues of NT$780 million, representing an on-month decrease of 8.75%. Lextar added that ...
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Neil Murphy. Photo courtesy of AdelaideNow.com.au. The South Australian Government should immediately investigate the introduction of toll roads to assist funding a number of key transport infrastructure projects vital to SA’s ...
China-based tier-two LED chipmakers such as Silan Azure, Epilight Technology, and Tsinghua Tongfang have seen on-year decreases of around 30-50% in their accumulated revenues so far in 2012. Gross margin of the three firms has been below ...
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China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics has been quickly upgrading its technology through recruiting experts from Taiwan-based makers and expanding production capacity. Sanan is close behind first-tier Taiwan-based makers in terms ...
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Two AU Optronics (AUO) subsidiaries, Lextar and Wellypower, are set to merge. According to David Su, chairman of Lextar, the only overlapping technology between the two firms is packaging. Wellypower currently has CCFL and SMD LED products ...
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Upstream LED chipmakers have been operating close to full capacity. To meet demand, LED chipmakers such as Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are planning to expand capacity. Nevertheless, market uncertainties continue to cast a cloud over market ...
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